Mass Filter

[Anonymous]

Is anyone seeing an issue with the Mass Filter visual in the service?  PBIX file works fine but with published reports to the app they're showing "Please setup a field to filter on".  All of our reports were working fine before this morning with this filter/visual. Please help! 

[nellic]

The solution in this forum did not work for me.  I checked and unchecked the related field, then republished the report.  After that did not work, I deleted the visual and added the updated version of the visual to my report with the releated field.  That still did not work.  

I'm able to see that the field shows on the web version as a filter on the visual itself, but it still says the error.

[Poojara_D12]

Hi @Anonymous 

If the Mass Filter visual is working fine in Power BI Desktop (PBIX file) but is showing the error "Please setup a field to filter on" in Power BI Service after publishing, it could be due to a recent update or a service-related issue affecting custom visuals. Since your reports were functioning correctly before this morning, it’s possible that a Power BI Service update has changed how the visual interacts with fields. To troubleshoot, first, try republishing the report to see if it resolves the issue. Also, check whether the visual needs an update—sometimes, custom visuals require re-importing the latest version from AppSource. Ensure that the fields assigned to the visual are still mapped correctly in Power BI Service and that there are no dataset permission changes affecting field accessibility. If the issue persists, test by removing and re-adding the Mass Filter visual in Desktop and republishing. Additionally, clearing your browser cache or testing in an incognito window might help rule out caching issues. If none of these steps resolve the issue, check the Power BI Support page for any ongoing incidents or reach out to Microsoft Support to confirm if this is a known bug.

[rohit1991]

Hi @Anonymous

The root cause is linked to a recent update that affected the behavior of the mass filter field in Power BI Service. You need to setup a field to filter on even though it worked earlier, this is likely due to how the filter field got dropped from the report model after republishing.

You can try these as this worked for me:

1. Open your report in Power BI Desktop.

2. Go to the filter pane and check whether the affected visual has lost its filter field.

3. If it's missing, re-select the correct field in the filter section manually.

4. Republish the report to the Service.

In some cases, archiving and unarchiving the visual (especially if it’s part of a template or pinned page) helps refresh the metadata and fix display inconsistencies.

If you're using reports built via Power Apps embedded visuals, it might require a manual refresh or a full rebind depending on how the filters are structured. Microsoft has acknowledged this as a known issue, and if these steps don’t work, I’d recommend raising a support ticket with details of your workspace and affected visuals.

[v-pnaroju-msft]

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[v-pnaroju-msft]

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[v-pnaroju-msft]

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[Anonymous]

updated the visual but it doesn't resolve the issue

[Darrell]

I found the field that it corresponds to, uncheck, then re-check and it works for me. 

[v-pnaroju-msft]

Hi @Anonymous,

Thank you for reaching out through the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.

Please find below an important notice regarding the Mass Filter in the attached screenshot and the reference link provided:

Mass Filter | INSIDERS.COOP Power BI Custom Visuals

If you find our response helpful, kindly mark it as the accepted solution and give kudos. This will help other community members facing similar queries.

Thank you.

[ScheneyderK]

Yes, it updated yesterday and it's not working anymore. If anyone knows how to sort this out, let me know. (Brazil)

[Marcushi]

My colleagues in Belgium in Netherlands are facing the same issue. For me in Germany the mass filter has not changed. Although we are all using the same report.

For me it looks like this and works fine: 

For them it looks like this and they can't use the filter:

[Andrin_Senn · Accepted solution]

The developers of this mass filter did an update which resulted in loosing the filter field.

You need to edit each mass filter field and add the filter field again, which resolves the issue.

[Darrell]

It broke a lot of reports for me.  This is ridiculous.  They should have created a new version for download.

[Marcushi]

That solves the issue, thanks a lot!

[ScheneyderK]

Same here